Chairman Zheng Bijian met with Deborah Lehr, Senior Fellow of The Paulson Institute, also the former Deputy Assistant to U.S. Trade Representative and Chief Executive Officer of Basilinna on 16 May 2017.The two sides exchanged views on cooperation between CIIDS and The Paulson Institute.

CIIDS Executive Vice Chairman Li Junru, Vice Chairman and Secretary General Wang Boyong also attended the meeting.